Assistant Medical Photographer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Photography Department at North Bristol NHS Trust. The role involves delivering high-quality medical and ophthalmic photography services, supporting clinical decision-making, and managing digital images. You will work within a dynamic team, utilising your photography and IT skills to ensure accurate and efficient service delivery. The successful candidate will be compassionate, motivated, and committed to professional development.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake medical photography under the direction of medical photographers and in accordance with local practice/policies.
- Support the Medical Photography and Illustration department with image management within the Medical Image Management System (MIMS) and Job Management System (JMS) databases.
- Deliver a service in line with departmental and Trust guidelines, abiding by all consent, confidentiality, and legal guidelines.
- Provide a photographic support service for non-clinical activities undertaken by the Trust following national and local standards.
- Support multi-skilling work within the department to ensure an efficient service is delivered in line with departmental service level agreements.
Essential criteria
- HND / NVQ level 4 / foundation degree in photography or relevant professional experience
- Evidence of self-managed CPD and continued commitment to professional development
- General Photographic and digital image management experience
- Excellent photographic skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and email) including the ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team and wider stakeholders.
- Knowledge, and application, of appropriate legislation, guidelines and policies.
- Excellent IT skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint and Photoshop etc) with a proven ability for accurate image management, data entry and data checking.
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team organising own work.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage own time and act as an effective team player.
- Flexible approach to work patterns to meet the needs of the patients, clinics and department while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of multi-disciplinary healthcare teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join theMedical Photography Department at North Bristol NHS Trust.
Would you like to start, or develop, your career in medical photography in a dynamic, supportive team based in the state-of-the-art medical photography facility in the Brunel Building?
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated individual with a foundation degree in photography or HND / NVQ level 4in photography, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
The Medical Photography department providescritical support to excellent care across the Trust and you will be delivering a high-quality service including medical photography (studio/ward/clinic) and ophthalmic photography. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a thorough understanding of image management / digital technology is essential.
You will support the department using your photography and image management skills to enable clinical decision making and care. You will work with the medical photographers to deliver the service with high standards of accuracy and efficiency.
You will be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently, and with the team, to agreed timelines.
North Bristol NHS Trust is a large regional centre of excellence and dedicated to the development of all our staff; as such the successful candidate will be expected to develop while in post.
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